The Changing Contract Services Landscape

The contract services industry finds itself in a different place than it did one year ago. The favorable financial environment is creating opportunities for CMOs and CDMOs to raise capital to fund investments and acquisitions, and in some cases launch themselves as public companies. At the same time, a growing number of CMOs and CDMOs are diversifying their business models by venturing into proprietary products. The robust financial markets have also been good news for the demand side of the contract services equation. The in-flow of capital has meant that bio/pharma companies have substantial resources for R&D spending, and there are strong signs that companies are refilling the pipeline with more early development candidates.

Jim Miller is the founder and president of PharmSource Information Services, Inc. A preeminent expert in bio/pharmaceutical outsourcing, Jim established and presides over the industry’s principal resource for serious consumers of information on contract drug development and manufacturing, PharmSource STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE. He is editor and publisher of Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report and Emerging Markets Outsourcing Report.